I used to help my dad with a stall selling eggs when I was about 12. People were so hard up they would ask for one egg. But mostly no one came by at all. It was very demoralising. Lynne Truss Read Quote
Writers and painters alike are in the business of consulting their own imaginations, and stimulating the imaginations of others. Together, and separately, they celebrate the absolute mystery of otherness. Lynne Truss Read Quote
I am not against marriage. I lived with someone for 11 years. But we weren’t in love, and I thought that was quite important. Lynne Truss Read Quote
Old radio comedy makes me laugh, as well as ‘I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue’ and comedians like Paul Merton. Lynne Truss Read Quote
I hate to be treated as if I’m invisible. I get incensed when people talk across me or refuse to catch my eye in a restaurant or shop. Lynne Truss Read Quote
I do needlepoint from kits. I give them as gifts to people in the form of cushion covers and they are often speechless with horror. Lynne Truss Read Quote
The idea of withholding a massive secret is obviously quite exciting to some people. It is also the basis of much classic drama, of course, from Sophocles onwards. Lynne Truss Read Quote
What I have always liked about Brighton is its impersonality. Since the 18th century, people have come, used the place and gone home again. Lynne Truss Read Quote
Oh, the illusion of choice in the modern world – don’t get me started. But don’t you agree that the Internet has softened our brains and made us forget that ‘choice’ used to mean something different from selecting options from menus? Lynne Truss Read Quote
